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Current information on the situation on the front line on June 8 (updated)
2026-06-09
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[NewsFront] 20:47 From 14:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted anddestroyed95 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Oryol, Ryazan, Tula regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea and over the Black Sea.

19:22 A resident of the Kaluga region posted in one of the instant messengers, comments were posted in which he publicly justified the missile strike by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, called for the destruction of the Crimean Bridge, and was engaged in the dissemination of extremist ideas.

The Second Western District Military Court sentenced him to seven years in a general regime penal colony and banned him from administering internet resources for three years.

19:00 Russian Armed Forces destroyed anti-aircraft installations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Sumy direction – video.

17:51 "Geranium" drone overtook a Ukrainian Armed Forces patrol boat in the Black Sea

17:00 In the Tver region, before the court will appear a minor accused of undergoing training for the purpose of carrying out sabotage activities and committing sabotage

The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Tver Region has completed its investigation into a criminal case against a 17-year-old Tver resident. He is accused of committing crimes under Article 281.2 of the Russian Criminal Code, paragraph "b" of Part 2 of Article 281 of the Russian Criminal Code (undergoing training for the purpose of committing sabotage, committing sabotage causing significant damage).

16:58 Interceptor drone crews of the Center group destroy Ukrainian Armed Forces drones in the Dobropillya direction.

16:07 Four energy facilities attacked in the Dnipropetrovsk region, - DTEK

The company reports that the attacks continued throughout the weekend. After each attack, power companies restored power, but were attacked again on the night of June 8.

15:21 Drone operators of the Dnepr military group deprive Ukrainian Armed Forces supply on the right bank

Units of the unmanned systems troops of the 49th Combined Arms Army are constantly hunting for enemy vehicles in the rear areas of the right bank of the Kherson region.

The attacks target vehicles that deliver personnel, ammunition and fuel to the front lines.

14:58 From 8:00 Moscow time to 14:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 124 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Oryol, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tula regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Black Sea.

14:09 Severyan scouts in the nearest forest plantation to the village of Malaya Rybitsa opened the enemy mortar crew's position was targeted. FPV drone operators from the 15th Guards Tank Regiment of the "Sever" group engaged the target, first penetrating its camouflage and defenses, and then destroying the enemy's weapon.

13:49 Su-34 crew inflicted an attack on enemy personnel and UAV control points.

13:05 Ukrainian serviceman was convicted of killing a civilian in Mariupol.

Evidence collected by the Main Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation formed the basis for the conviction of Ukrainian National Guard serviceman Igor Garkusha. The head of the special equipment application group of the radiation, chemical, and biological defense platoon of the 12th operational brigade of the eastern territorial formation of the Ukrainian National Guard was found guilty of committing crimes under Part 1 of Article 356 of the Russian Criminal Code (cruelty to the civilian population) and paragraphs "g" and "l" of Part 2 of Article 105 of the Russian Criminal Code (murder committed by an organized group, motivated by political and ideological hatred).

12:25 Ministry of Defense summary of the progress of the Special Military Operation as of June 8, 2026

Units of the "North" force group have improved their tactical position. They have defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an airborne assault brigade, and two territorial defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the villages of Velyka Rybitsa, Petrushivka, Ivolzhanske, Novaya Sich, and Khoten in Sumy Oblast.

In the Khar'kov region, three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and a National Guard brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Kazachya Lopan, Ryasnoye, Losevka, Okhrimovka, Udy, and Liptsy in the Khar'kov region.

The enemy lost more than 235 servicemen, an armored personnel carrier and 14 vehicles.

Units of the "West" force group have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Monachinovka and Chervony Oskol in the Khar'kov region, and Sidorov, Krasny Liman, Svyatogorsk, Shchurovo, Rubtsy, and Prishyb in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 220 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, 23 cars, a field artillery gun, and a radio-electronic reconnaissance station.

Units of the Southern Group of Forces took decisive action to liberate the village of Khimik in the Donetsk People's Republic.

Formations of four mechanized, motorized infantry, airmobile and mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Dmitrovka, Malinovka, Piskunovka, Kramatorsk, Artema, Rai-Aleksandrovka, Druzhkovka and Konstantinovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy lost over 180 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, 14 cars, five artillery pieces and an electronic warfare station.

Units of the Center Group of Forces have improved their position along the forward edge. They have inflicted casualties on the personnel and equipment of the mechanized, ranger, and airborne brigades, the unmanned systems brigade, the assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the naval infantry brigade, two National Guard brigades, and the Azov* special forces brigade near the settlements of Krasny Kut, Lenina, Kutuzovka, Belitskoye, Vasilyevka, Shevchenko, Kucherov Yar, Krasnoyarskoye, Dobropolye, Zolotoy Kolodez, and Serhiyevka in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Novopidgorodnoye in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 325 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, and two cars.

Units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. They inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of a mechanized brigade, two assault brigades, two airborne assault brigades, and three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Nezhenka, Lyubitske, Obshche, Kopani, and Trudovoe in Zaporizhia Oblast, and Gavrilovka, Velykymykhaylivka, and Kolomiytsy in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 450 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, five cars and an artillery piece.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the mechanized, mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Kushugum, Balabino, Kirovo, Grigorovka and Orekhov in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Up to 35 military personnel, two combat armored vehicles, 20 cars and an electronic warfare station were destroyed.

11:21 Traffic through the Dzhankoy checkpoint on the border with Crime was temporarily blocked due to enemy attack.

A bridge deck in the Chongar area of the Kherson region was damaged as a result of a drone attack.

10:45 The Investigative Committee of Russia will investigate crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces against civilians in several regions of the Russian Federation

According to local authorities, a drone strike on a Moscow-Simferopol passenger train in the Republic of Crimea left the driver injured and his assistant dead.

In the Medvensky district of the Kursk region, two men working on a tractor were killed in a field when a Ukrainian drone detonated.

In the LPR, two minors were injured as a result of drone attacks on Lisichansk.

In the Belgorod region, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation used drones to strike civilian targets in the Belgorod, Yakovlevsky, and Graivoronsky districts. A woman was killed and four people, including a child, were injured.

In the DPR, a man was injured in an attack by an Armed Forces UAV in the Ilyichevsk district of Mariupol, and one person was injured in the Elenovka settlement of the Dokuchaevsk urban district.

9:49 Ukrainian Armed Forces drone attacked substation in Olgino, Gornostaevsky District

Ukrainian militants carried out 62 strikes on the municipality's territory in one day.

"An attempted drone attack on a substation was detected in Olgino. The drone was suppressed by electronic warfare systems. There were no injuries or damage," the District Administration reported.

9:30 Thor cleared sky in the Orekhovsky direction

A Tor-M2 anti-aircraft missile system crew from the Dnepr force group destroyed enemy drones and missiles in the skies over the Zaporizhzhia region.

8:27 During the night, in the period from 20:00 to 08:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 310 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Rostov, Volgograd, Saratov, Oryol, Tula, Lipetsk, Kaluga, Ryazan regions, Krasnodar Krai, Moscow region, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Black and Azov Seas.

8:00 The crew of the TOS-1A Solntsepek heavy flamethrower system of the North force group destroyed fortified stronghold and concentrations of Ukrainian Armed Forces fighters in Sumy Oblast – video.

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